Clothes-pin.



F. ANDERSON.

CLOTHES PIN. APPLICATION FILED AUG-27. 1915.

1 Patented July 17, 1917.

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CLOTHES-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. August 2'7, 1915. Serial No. 47,557.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, FERDINAND ANDER- SON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Pins, of which the following is a specification. reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to clothes pins and to an arrangement thereof whereby they may be manufactured in large quantities and whereby they may be so secured to the line as not to fall therefrom when released from a garment, provision also being made for unsnapping them from the line as desired.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a view in side elevation of one form of pin that embodies features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the pin at right angles to the point of view of Fig. 1.

As herein shown, a sheet metal strip or blank of suitable length and width, is bent between its ends and bent out to form a closed eyelet 1, the contiguous portion 2 of the arms being firmly held by a rivet.

The outer portions of the arms have offset bends as indicated at A .and the margins thereof, as indicated at 5 are rounded by the formation of a marginal flange thereon that continues around the curved end portion of each arm, said end portion being slightly flared longitudinally as indicated at 6. A longitudinal slot 7 is formed in each arm and the margin thereof is curved to form a rounded flange 8 that corresponds to the flange around the edge of the arm.

This rounded flange runs into a reverted Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the flange indicated at 9 that is folded back on each margin of the contiguous portions 2 and the eye portion 1 not only to give a finish to the pin but also to stiffen the head and neck thereof.

A split loop of wire, such as indicated at 10 passes through the registering slot 7 of the arms and is adapted to be snapped over a' clothes line, the pin being readily applied, because of the play afforded the loop by the longitudinal slot 7. x

A clothes pin is thus obtained which is cheaply constructed, has sufficient strength to stand rough handling and provides means whereby it may be left on the line if desired.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

What I claim is A clothespin comprising a sheet metal strip bent between its ends to form a closed eyelet with the adjacent portions secured in contacting relation by a rivet member passing thcrethrough, with a pair of offsets, convergent arms provided with longitudinal slots, the slots and external marginal portions of the arms being rounded outwardly to form convex gripping faces on the adjacent faces of the arms, the marginal flanges being reverted against the body portion of the strip along the contacting and eyelet portions thereof together with a split ring loosely engaging the slots of both arms.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FERDINAND ANDERSON.

Witnesses C. R. STIGKNEY, OTTO F. BARTHEL.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

Patented July 1W, iai'r. 

